Resource exhaustion in Apache Tomee

CVE-2019-17359

The ASN.1 parser in Bouncy Castle Crypto (aka BC Java) 1.63 can trigger a large attempted memory allocation, and resultant OutOfMemoryError error, via crafted ASN.1 data. This is fixed in 1.64.

EPSS: 0.089 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17359?
CVE-2019-17359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomee, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-17359?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17359 known to be exploited?
15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.